Active Reader Strategies for Academic Reading and Writing

Name: Active Reader Strategies for Academic Reading and Writing
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ISBN: 9780195425154

ISBN-10: 0195425154

ISBN-13: 9780195425154

Edition: 2007

Authors: Eric Henderson

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Designed to provide students with a practical, integrated approach to reading and writing, The Active Reader is divided into three parts. Part I: Academic Reading introduces students to the conventions of academic discourse and to critical thinking. Part II: Academic Writing begins with an overview of college/university essays and then discusses reports, critical analyses, summaries, and research essays. Part III: The Active Reader features thirty-nine diverse and cross-disciplinary readings that are organized into five thematic sections. Features * The essays--most of which are less than five years old--have been chosen specifically for their currency and relevance to students' lives. *…

Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/13/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 518
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.354
Language: English



Classification of Readings (by Genre) Classification (by Discipline) Classification (by Rhetorical Mode/Pattern or Style)



Academic Reading



An Introduction to Non-Fiction Prose The Active Voice: The Historian's Critical Apparatus The Active Voice: A Brief History of Non-Fiction



Keys for Reading Challenging Essays


The Active Voice: Silent Witnesses to the Past


The Active Voice: Feminist Thinking in Composition and Literature Class



Academic Writing



An Overview of the University Essay


The Active Voice: Report Writing


The Active Voice: How to Write a Scientific Paper



Kinds of Specialized Essays The Active Voice: A Beginner's Guide to Researching in the Digital Age


The Active Voice: Google and the Invisible Web: Using Library Resources



The Active Reader The Knowledge Society Defining Canadians: Identity and Citizenship Media and Image War and Aggression


The Challenges of Science


Appendix 1